Program at a Glance
- Program
- Master
- College(s)
- College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Department(s)
- Computer Science
Expand the Reach of Science and Technology to Benefit the Economy and Society
The Master of Science in Computer Science program provides you with an in-depth education geared toward meeting the needs of business and industry in Florida and throughout the United States. Your coursework will cover a broad background in the areas of programming systems and languages, computer architecture and computer science theory while specializing in a research area. Various research interests of the computer science faculty include computer and network security, database management systems, modeling and simulation, hardware/software co-design, programming languages, VLSI systems, among many others.
The program鈥檚 long and respected history produces graduates with a high level of competency in understanding, applying and enunciating the modern concepts, principles, methods and theories necessary for the design and implementation of computing systems. Upon graduating, you鈥檒l have exhibited breadth as well as depth of capability involving both theoretical aspects of computer science and practical considerations of computing.
Computer Science (MS) 鈥 Accelerated BS to MS
The Accelerated BS to MS program in Computer Science allows highly qualified 草榴社区 undergraduate majors in Computer Science to take graduate-level courses that will count toward their MS degree while completing their BS degree program.
Highlights
Application Deadlines
- Fall
- July 1
- Spring
- December 1
- International
- January 15 (Fall) or July 1 (Spring)
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Course Overview
Advanced Computer Architecture
Learn about modern processor design, instruction-level parallelism, thread-level parallelism, data-level parallelism, memory hierarchy and I/O.
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Classification of algorithms, e.g., recursive, divide-and-conquer, greedy, etc. Data Structures and algorithm design and performance. Time and space complexity analysis.
Computer Science Skills You'll Learn
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
- Design and implement a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program鈥檚 discipline.
- Evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program鈥檚 discipline.
Career Opportunities
- Cyber/Information Security Engineer
- Computer Scientist
- Chief Information Officer
- Computer Systems Engineer/Architect
- Software Developer/Engineer
- Database Administrator
- Network Engineer/Architect
- Software QA Engineer/Tester
Admission Requirements
While an undergraduate degree in computer science is desirable, it is not required. Applicants without a strong undergraduate background in Computer Science must demonstrate an understanding of the material covered in upper-division undergraduate courses listed under the articulation section of the curriculum information in the catalog. Applicants may choose to demonstrate their knowledge of these courses by taking these courses as non-degree seeking and scoring 鈥淏鈥 or better in all of them:
- EEL 4768C Computer Architecture
- COP 4020 Programming Languages I
- COP 4600 Operating Systems
- COT 4210 Discrete Computational Structures
Applications are accepted for the fall and spring semesters. All required materials must be submitted prior to the application deadline. Please note that faculty members may choose to conduct face-to-face or telephone interviews before accepting an applicant into their research program.
In addition to the general 草榴社区 graduate application requirements, applicants to this program must provide:
- Official transcripts
- Official GRE scores
- Resume
- Letters of recommendation